THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Director: Sean Baker (II) Cast: Willem Dafoe, Bria Vinaite, Brooklynn Prince, Christopher Rivera and Valeria Cotto

Sure a Disney park might be dubbed the happiest place on earth, but that glow sometimes ends right at the gates as is apparent in this film about down on their luck families that live in the rundown and depressing motels near Disney World in Orlando. At the heart of this film are a group of sort of feral kids and other assorted characters living day-to-day. Defoe has been praised for delivering one of his best performances of his career. Now that says something.

First showing: Oct. 7, 6 p.m., The Centre for the Performing Arts